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Least Invasive Roots?
« on: December 04, 2020, 06:58:13 PM »
What trees have the least invasive roots? Like an air layered jaboticaba maybe?

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Re: Least Invasive Roots?
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2020, 04:02:09 AM »
What trees have the least invasive roots? Like an air layered jaboticaba maybe?

What fruit have you had issues with roots? Most tropicals don’t have invasive roots in non-tropical areas because their growth is slowed in winter. Other fruit trees don’t live long enough to have root issues, like peach trees. And some stop producing quality fruit after some time, I think papayas best fruits come in the first 5 years

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Re: Least Invasive Roots?
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2020, 05:10:19 AM »
What trees have the least invasive roots? Like an air layered jaboticaba maybe?

What fruit have you had issues with roots? Most tropicals don’t have invasive roots in non-tropical areas because their growth is slowed in winter. Other fruit trees don’t live long enough to have root issues, like peach trees. And some stop producing quality fruit after some time, I think papayas best fruits come in the first 5 years

They were those multi headed palms. But I dont want to plant something right above a sewer line if it ends up being a problem

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Re: Least Invasive Roots?
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2020, 05:21:43 AM »
I would guess the bigger the tree species gets, the more destruction u could expect. I have experience in this manner only with deciduous trees, but this shure counts for them too. I have a 8 year old peach tree, pruned and shaped , it does not couse any problems whatsoever, peaches are generally smaller sized trees. I think apricots , plums ,cherries and apples can couse root damage to nearby structures, due bigger sizes of them but ive found that if u stay on top of the pruning and shaping this somewhat slows down theyr development as large trees.
I also have one walnut tree, around 15 meters tall, it has roots disturbing the pathways .

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Re: Least Invasive Roots?
« Reply #4 on: December 05, 2020, 06:26:48 PM »
What trees have the least invasive roots? Like an air layered jaboticaba maybe?

What fruit have you had issues with roots? Most tropicals don’t have invasive roots in non-tropical areas because their growth is slowed in winter. Other fruit trees don’t live long enough to have root issues, like peach trees. And some stop producing quality fruit after some time, I think papayas best fruits come in the first 5 years

They were those multi headed palms. But I dont want to plant something right above a sewer line if it ends up being a problem

Maybe plant bananas? Their roots can barely hold them straight when they have a bunch of bananas growing on it. and then you can cut it down after you harvest it